The
mission of the Chimes is to provide information and ideas to support teaching
and learning at Clark College

Issue
#15 May 21, 2004

You
mean youdon'thave
alibrary
cardyet? What are you waiting
for? The Cannell Library card features a stunning (and highly
collectible) image of the library, photographed by Reference
Librarian Roxanne Dimyan. So come on over, say "HI" and get your
library card!

Closing
for Quarter Break: June 10 at 4:30 pm
(Faculty and staff may access the Library by ringing the back door buzzer
or calling Circulation staff at x2504)Opening for Summer Quarter: June 21 at 9:00 am

Reminders
About Reserves

Materials
currently on reserve for classes that will not be taught during
the Summer quarter will be returned to instructors after June
11.

For
Summer quarter reserves: Only items submitted before June
16 will be ready for student use when classes begin June
21.

What
are these students doing in the Penguin Room? Maybe
they're watching one of the library's many videos. For this issue's
Women's Resources theme, Reference LibrarianRoxanne
Dimyan gathered
a selection of videos about women. Roxanne is also the faculty liaison
for purchasing videos (x2427, rdimyan@clark.edu).
To book videos for your classes, contact Krista
Reichard (x2553, kreichard@clark.edu).

Dying
to Be Thin.
Call Number: V02156A
Looks at the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia, current treatments,
and the American obsession with thin women. Interviews models, ballet dancers,
and other young women who are seeking recovery or have conquered their disease.
Narrated by Susan Sarandon.

If Tired Hands Could Talk: Stories
of Asian Garment Workers. Call Number:
V02442A
The stories of the Asian American garment workers whose contributions and
struggles made Seattle the outerwear production capital of the world for
nearly a century.

If
Women Ruled the World: A Washington Dinner Party.
Call Number: V02443A
Features an historic 1999 dinner party in Washington, D.C.'s Senate Caucus
Room. Hosted by Canada's first female prime minister, Kim Campbell, the nineteen
guests were celebrated women from diverse backgrounds. They share their experiences
and observations as trailblazers in male dominated fields and explore the
prospects for full gender equity.

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter. Call
Number: V02490A
Five women reminisce about their jobs and working conditions during World
War II.

Madam
C.J. Walker, Entrepreneur.Call Number:
V01607A
Born just after the Civil War, Madam C. J. Walker grew up in poverty, but
was able to develop a hair care formula and build a successful business from
it, becoming a positive role model for black women across the country.

Mountain Wolf Woman.Call
Number: V01116A
Presents the life story of a Wisconsin Winnebago Indian woman. Narrated by
Mountain Wolf Woman's granddaughter, Naomi Russell.

Playing Unfair: The Media Image of
the Female Athlete.Call Number: V02495A
It has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing
time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch
up with the law. Coverage of women's sport lags far behind men's, and focuses
on female athletes femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the
court and field.

There’s No Such Thing as Women’s
Work. Call Numbers: V00931A, V00931B
A history of women's roles in the American workplace, from the colonial period
up to the 1980s.

Women
of Steel. Call Number: V02397A
Talks with several women who were single heads of households, and who found
work in steel mills in the 1970s. They discuss their new job security, independence,
and the role of unions in the workplace. Although most were laid off as mills
closed in the 1980s, they now actively demonstrate for employment opportunities,
as well as continually support their families.

The library has a small but quality collection of
music by women, many of them local artists. Here is a selection of
the CDs, which are located in the Reserve File Cabinet
at the Check Out Desk (check the catalog for specific call numbers):

Best
of Times, and Livin' on Dreams, by Judy Fjell.

Elegance,
by Dory Hylton with Jessica Williams

Everything
Possible, Heartline, and Live and
Laughing, by Motherload

Full
Circle: 10th Anniversary Concert, by Aurora Chorus

Heading
Out, and Standing in These Bones, by Connie Cohen

Heartstreams,
and Returning the Muse to Music, by Musica Femina

Womansong,
by Sister Mary Rose

Who
writes the Cannell Chimes? We all do! Everyone in the library contributes
ideas and proofreads the drafts until we're all satisfied with the
content. We hope you enjoy it, too!